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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing a Regulation Prohibiting Dismissal of Employees for Reporting Alleged Violations of Codes of Fair Competition." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪195), and in order to effectuate the purposes of said title, I hereby prescribe the following rule and regulation: No employer subject to a code of fair competition approved under said title shall dismiss or demote any employee for making a complaint or giving evidence with respect to an alleged violation of the provisions of any code of fair competition approved under said title.
▪All persons are hereby informed that section 10 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act prescribes a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both, for the violation of any rule or regulation prescribed under the authority of said section 10 (a).
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
153
887 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6711, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 15, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6711-prescribing-regulation-prohibiting-dismissal-employees-for-reporting.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933 (ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195), and in order to effectuate the purposes of said title, I hereby prescribe the following rule and regulation: No employer subject to a code of fair competition approved under said title shall dismiss or demote any employee for making a complaint or giving evidence with respect to an alleged violation of the provisions of any code of fair competition approved under said title. All persons are hereby informed that section 10 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act prescribes a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both, for the violation of any rule or regulation prescribed under the authority of said section 10 (a). FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 15, 1934.
